By Months: Heljo Pikhof
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
12.2024
4 Speeches
The politician emphasizes collaboration with vocational schools in developing new curricula to make educational opportunities more flexible. Furthermore, the politician clearly states their party's (the Social Democrats') support for the bill under consideration, demonstrating internal cooperation.
11.2024
19 Speeches
The speaker is cooperative in committee work, emphasizing the broad involvement of stakeholders (the Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities, the Education Personnel Union, etc.) during the preparation of the education bill. He/She demonstrates a readiness to support procedural requirements, even those raised by political opponents, agreeing 100% with Varro Vooglaid's stance on the necessity of a security risk analysis.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The working style is collegial and committee-based, given that he/she submits the bill on behalf of the Culture Committee, which indicates successful teamwork and the achievement of consensus within the committee. Communication with the Minister is courteous and question-driven.
06.2024
9 Speeches
Pikhof strongly emphasizes consensus, noting that in the case of both bills, the committee's decisions were adopted unanimously. He works closely with ministry officials and members of other factions within the committee, indicating that the opinions of the committee members are law to him.
05.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker represents the position of the Social Democrats and emphasizes the necessity of cooperation, particularly between the Government of the Republic and the City of Tallinn, in resolving the Estonia project. In the cultural sector, the importance of international co-productions is highlighted, which requires sharing costs with partners and establishing joint artistic teams.
04.2024
11 Speeches
Cooperation is evident at the committee level regarding procedural matters, where decisions on placing the draft legislation on the agenda were reached by consensus. However, in ideological matters (Ukrainian education), there is strong polarization and mutual criticism, with no apparent willingness to compromise. The Social Democrats emphasize their contribution to the salary increase for cultural workers, citing cross-party cooperation.
03.2024
2 Speeches
The style of cooperation is consensual and institutional, emphasizing the requirement for approval from the Minister of Culture, the Cultural Committee, and the Council of the Cultural Endowment regarding the funding of ERR. The draft bill was initiated by the Riigikogu Cultural Committee, which indicates a broad-based approach to legislation. The speaker stresses the support of their party (the Social Democrats) for the bill.
02.2024
12 Speeches
Works closely within the Culture Committee, stressing that key decisions (such as the clause on funding cultural infrastructure) were joint and consensual. It emphasizes the inclusion of stakeholders (universities, creative organizations) and the consideration of their feedback during the processing of the draft bill. Expresses hope that the government will find support for expanding health insurance coverage.
01.2024
9 Speeches
The speaker emphasizes the need for broad societal and community-level discussion and agreement when reforming the school network. Support is given to closer cooperation between local governments in establishing shared schools and community centers, and in sharing teaching staff. Cooperation is viewed as an inevitable new operational model for addressing educational issues.